title: Nursing intervention/activity mapping at a Chemotherapy Center: an instrument for workload assessment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  identify the interventions/activities nurses develop at a Chemotherapy Center (CTC) using standardized language and validate their contents.
  
  
  METHODS
  data triangulation was used through the combination of three information sources: semistructured interview, document analysis and questionnaire. The instrument, constructed in accordance with the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy, was submitted to content validation through meetings with the participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-five interventions and 48 activities were mapped and validated, organized in five domains (physiological: basic and physiological: complex, behavioral, safety and health system) and 11 classes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The identification of nurses' interventions/activities at CTC supports the determination of the time consumed and permits measuring the workload. It also helps to define these professionals' role, which permits the redesign of the work process and optimizes productivity.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. ca.souza1968@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Célia Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Marli de Carvalho
authors.initials: Mde C
authors.lastname: Jericó
authors.forename: Márcia Galan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Perroca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult